Estonian Russification of Non-Russian Ethnic Minorities in Estonia? A Policy Analysis

Non-Russian ethnic minorities, who immigrated into Estonia between 1945 and 1990 together with Russians, have been assimilating into Russian culture in Estonia after Estonia's independence in 1991. We illustrate this and show why one can assume that this is not in the interest of Estonia, for b...

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Published inTrames Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 103 - 128
Main Authors Aidarov, A, Drechsler, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tallinn Estonian Academy publishers 01.01.2013
Estonian Academy Publishers
Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus (Estonian Academy Publishers)
Subjects
Analysis
Assimilation
Cultural identity
Cultural policy
Culture
Education policy
Estonia
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Government Policy
Implementation
Independence
Linguistics
Minorities
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Nation states
Policy Analysis
Policy Implementation
Religious orthodoxy
Russia
Russian language
Estonia
Russia
non-Russians
project management
policy failure
ethnic minority policy
neo-liberalism
Russification
assimilation
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Summary:Non-Russian ethnic minorities, who immigrated into Estonia between 1945 and 1990 together with Russians, have been assimilating into Russian culture in Estonia after Estonia's independence in 1991. We illustrate this and show why one can assume that this is not in the interest of Estonia, for both 'idealistic' and 'cynical' reasons. We then analyze the implementation of the six key policy instruments the Estonian Government uses to preserve ethnic peculiarities of non-Russian ethnic groups. Our findings imply a policy failure which has not yet been recognized. Finally, we suggest possible explanations for this failure.
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ISSN:1736-7514
1406-0922
1736-7514
DOI:10.3176/tr.2013.2.01